Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a reason ...

I honestly had intended to pick the easiest trail up the mountain (only much later, I would find out that I had accidentally embarked on a very advanced rocky trail). Without a trail map and only a ...

Whether it’s joy or anger, we’re wired to catch and spread emotions. Here's how to inoculate ourselves against negative ones. I honestly had intended to pick the easiest trail up the mountain (only ...

The Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation and The Columbus Dispatch are celebrating people who demonstrate ...

Last winter, an online post inspired Liz Wu to start her own way of spreading kindness.“The concept is somewhat of a flash mob, but with kind acts,” Wu said.Watch this storyWu then contacted some ...

During my early twenties I was truly short of cash. Several times a week, for a year, I walked around the corner to a little market to buy a small piece of liver, which was very inexpensive. One day, ...

Paying it forward in line at the drive-thru. Offering a stranger a flower. Complimenting a co-worker on all their hard work. These are just a few examples of random acts of kindness that should be ...

Love is the second of the Four Boundless Qualities of the Buddhist tradition. Loving-kindness is an expression of pure spirituality. As we are all interdependently connected and are all suffering, ...

As the first day of school approached back in July, Nikki Rajahn decided to give her two oldest kids a confidence booster — a personalized T-shirt. She would make it with Cricut — but the design could ...